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I'm Angela Davis, a PNW native, mom of lots of kids, and I love saving money. I'm here to help you live well on a budget by making every penny count. You'll find deals at your local stores, ways to save online, recipes, and frugal living tips and inspiration.

I found an awesome deal at the Sunnyside Albertsons today. There was a display of Ball Park Buns between the produce and deli areas. It contained a tearpad of coupons for $3 off of a whole watermelon when you purchase Ball Park Buns and Ball Park Hot Dogs. The buns also had a $1/1 peelie for the hot dogs. Here is my transaction:

I can't believe anyone could use that many doubles! I've never used more than the limit per day. I have had my DH go on a separate trip with doubles on the same day as me and figured that was marginally ethical!

Anon w/ 24 doubles:How on earth did you use 24 doubles in one transaction? I worked at Albies as a checker for 4&1/2 years, and the registers would not have allowed that many doubles to go through without a manager's override. Not to mention any checker who would let you do that would be in serious jeopardy of being fired! I don't know how you managed to get around the register's computer but hey…it's your story, so i'll let ya tell it;-0

does anyone know where a list of complete mix and match is on the internet? I am trying to get a list together with coupons to send with my husband before he goes back to school on Sunday! He is going coupon crazy with me its great!!!!

I only use the amount stated on the coupon. Sometimes I will leave and run a few other errands, come back and do another set. I have had a few cashiers who don't mind me coming back through the line again, but I have NEVER had one let me use multiples in one transaction. I'm pretty sure they could get in big trouble for that!

I am going on Sunday and will: Use my doubles, open my US Bank account and get a free $75, use my reusable bag, do my shopping in tax-free Oregon, fill up my gas tank in Oregon, where it is cheaper than in Washington. I am new to this and new to this blog. You've created a monster. 🙂 wheee!

These flyers are also in a couple of the seattle (well Kent really) area Albertsons I have stopped in at. They have been sitting on a table under the boards they advertise current weekly specials at. You can grab what you need (not too many) rather then having to get them one at a time from customer service.

Anon–I second that one, I can't believe you were able to get away with 24 doubles. I tried to do two transactions an hour apart a couple of weeks ago and the clerk recognized me and told me I could only use three per day at that point. She was nice about it and let me use my extra three. I am finding that Alberson's is really cracking down and it also depends on the cashier you get.

Has anyone else found Albertsons to hold to their limit on 2 double coupons per family per trip? I've never had trouble before but today they told me "no more". Maybe I pushed the limit with 12 flyers for a total of 24 double coupons? They still did it this "one time" and I saved $90 on the total bill.